Batman Eternal #1

In "null," Bruce Wayne’s future is glimpsed through a broken Bat-Signal and a burning Gotham, setting a haunting tone for a story that cuts back to the present. As Commissioner Gordon and Batman confront Professor Pyg’s gang, a split in pursuit leads to a deadly accident on the subway tracks—when Gordon’s shot ignites an explosion, two trains collide, and the aftermath lands him under arrest.

In "null," Jim Gordon finds himself at the center of a storm as friends and family unite to clear his name, while eerie events unfold at Arkham Asylum. With Carmine Falcone reemerging and declaring his return to Gotham, the city’s shadows grow deeper—just as the truth begins to unravel.

In "null," Stephanie Brown finds herself caught in a deadly web when she stumbles upon a secret meeting of Gotham’s criminal elite led by her father. As Batman tries to untangle the shifting power plays between Falcone and the Penguin, the city’s underbelly erupts into a cold war that puts him squarely in the crosshairs of a corrupt GCPD now under Major Forbes’ command.

In "Injustice for All," Commissioner Gordon faces a shocking turn when he's denied bail and sentenced to Blackgate Prison ahead of his trial. As Batgirl digs into the subway train crash, her search leads her to a suspect with ties to a larger conspiracy, while Stephanie Brown reaches out to her mother—unaware that her mother is secretly in contact with her father, the Cluemaster. Batman, meanwhile, delivers a chilling warning to Falcone, setting off a chain of events that tests the limits of justice in Gotham.

In "Disinfect," Red Robin digs into a mysterious illness affecting children from a battle with Professor Pyg, leading him to a dangerous building in the Narrows where he unwittingly triggers a swarm of nanobots. As Vicki Vale follows a separate lead in the same neighborhood, she’s rescued by Harper Row, and the three—Red Robin, Vicki, and Harper—find themselves trapped in the same apartment when the nanobots turn on a gang force and begin to infiltrate Harper’s brother, Cullen. The situation spirals as the nanobots’ activation is detected across the globe, signaling a threat far beyond Gotham.

In "The Denied," Batman teams up with Jim Corrigan to investigate strange disturbances at Arkham Asylum, where patients are responding to an eerie, dreamlike influence. Beneath the asylum, the Joker's Daughter prepares a mysterious ritual, drawing power from those most affected by the dark dream.

In "null," Batman grapples with the aftermath of a devastating explosion at Professor Pyg’s lab, while Gotham’s underworld erupts into chaos. Falcone, aided by Roadrunner and Tiger Shark, strikes at the Penguin’s casino during a tense confrontation with Catwoman, who’s investigating the sudden disappearance of Gotham Underground members. As the casino begins to sink, Catwoman makes a desperate move to save the Penguin—just as the city’s fragile balance teeters further into darkness.

In "Guided by Darkness," Batman’s crackdown on Falcone’s operations ignites a dangerous game of cat and mouse, as the mob boss calls in Forbes to counter him. With Bard setting traps and Vicki Vale chasing leads on a violent attempt to silence Stephanie Brown, the shadows grow deeper—and Batman’s next move could tip the balance.

In "The Unburied Past," Batman's investigation into Falcone's operations takes a sharp turn when Catwoman strikes again, forcing Forbes to divide his attention between Gotham's two most dangerous players. With a mysterious assailant left wounded at Shen Fang's compound and a surprising reunion with the Japanese Batman, the trail leads to a shocking reveal—Julia Pennyworth, presumed missing, is now entangled in the web. Meanwhile, Catwoman's latest heist lands her in Falcone's grasp, setting off a chain of events that could unravel more than just one criminal empire.